Things to Do in Mainz

This beautiful city is known for its museum, along with gothic and Romanesque style architecture. There are museums, ranging from different eras of history with peculiar architectures and styles that dot the city. The city has many cathedrals and churches as well. There are cathedrals like Dom St. Martin, Christ Church etc. There are exquisite museums like City Hall, Gutenberg Museum, Roman-Germanic Museum etc. Thus, the things to do in Mainz range from exploring the cultural and architectural prowess and finesse of the place to soaking in its beauty all along.

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This mighty Romanesque Roman Catholic cathedral is 1000 years old, though it did burn down seven times over the course of the centuries. It famously contains old funeral monuments and works of art spanning the last millennium. It is mostly constructed of sandstone. Over the years seven Gothic and Baroque additions were made. Amazingly the cathedral...

This thousand year old Gothic collegiate church was originally built on the highest hill in town. The church you see today however was built in the 14th century. It is one of the oldest and most important churches around. The church used to have a Baroque facade that was destroyed in an explosion in the 19th century. Heavily damaged in World War II...

Art And Culture, History Museum, Historical Site, Family And Kids, Specialty Mus...

Address:
Liebfrauenstraße 5, 55116 Mainz, Germany

Ticket Price: 5 EUR Timings:
09:00 am - 05:00 pm

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Gutenberg revolutionized the printing word with his invention. Housed in a Renaissance building with a lavishly decorated façade, mostly explores the history of typesetting. Highlights of the museum are:
To Gutenberg Bibles.
Examples of printing from the 15th century to present.
Exhibits on bookbinding, paper manufacturing...

In the early 1980s, when some construction work near the Rhine turned up some old Roman ships, it led to the building of this museum. Today it is dedicated to the history of shipbuilding, from Stone Age to Roman times. The highlights of this museum are:
Five ancient Roman ships.
To true scale reproductions of Roman ships.
A workshop there visitors...

This is a multipurpose football stadium. If you can catch a match here it would be worth your while. The arena is strikingly red and can hold 50,000 people including those sitting and standing. The atmosphere is always energetic and festive. The stadium is lit up during the night making it a major landmark in the city.

The magnificent facade of this church will draw you in. Until 1802 there used to be a monastery here. Most tourists seem to accidentally stumble across this Baroque church. Without noisy crowd this may be the cities most serene church. It is so ornately decorated that every corner is a work of art. It’s murals, sculptures, frescoes and inlay ...

This walking tour group gets rave reviews. The guided tours are usually customized to fit your time and interests. Susan, who leads the course here, is extremely knowledgeable. She brings the history of the city to life; you can just feel her own love for the place. Also make sure to listen to her for recommendations on places to eat.

This ancient temple was a sensational find in the year 2000 due to the sheer number off artifacts uncoloured. There are actually two temples here; one is dedicated to Isis, the Egyptian God of fertility, and the Mater Magna. The temples were still in use during the 3rd century. Discovered inside were the statues of three goddesses, statues of Venus...

This is art and history museum is one of Germany’s oldest. The connection here was started in 1803 when Napoleon and Chaptal donated paintings to the city. The collection, though not the most popular, is extremely well presented. That alone makes the museum worthwhile. The collections are divided as follows:
The prehistoric and Roman departm...

This historical and archaeological museum studies the old world or the wood as we knew it before the discovery of the Americas. It is as much a research Institute as a museum. The museum is divided into seven departments such as:
The Roman age department - that follows various Roman provinces.
Late antiquity and early medieval ages dep...

This is the largest natural history Museum in the area. It focuses on local biosciences and geosciences. The museum became famous in the 1920s after major hundreds of year old fossils were found near the Rhine. Tragically a lot of this special stock was lost in World War II when the city was bombed. The museum currently has:
Prehistoric dino...

This aqueduct was built during 69 to 96 AD to serve the two legions of men stationed here. The aqueduct which used to be 9 km long has mostly deteriorated; only some parts of the structure are still visible. This is because most of the material from the aqueduct was used for other construction during the middle ages. These remains can be spot...

This Protestant church, at the beginning of the 20th century, was built to accommodate the increasing numbers of the Protestant community. Destroyed in World War II, it was rebuilt in the 1950s. It was built in the Italian High Renaissance style. Today the George serves not only the religious but also music lovers - the Bach and the Bach orchestra ...

There is always something going on in the historic section of town. The streets here have funny names, and square are large. Not only they are full of life, but the architecture will blow your mind; it is mostly Baroque and Rococo and magnificently restored. The pubs and wine bars here are the center of the city’s nightlife. The highlights of...

Mainz used to be a stronghold of ancient Rome. Fragments and shards of that Roman history are preserved in this museum. These include terracotta, tiles, terra sigillata tableware, parts of the ancient aqueduct, the reconstruction of a Roman hot bath, urns, sarcophagi, surgical instruments, coins and a bust of Emperor Constantine.